THE FIRST DATES. Meeting set for the end of August: debut in Europe on September 30th

The Euroleague, as we knew, will start early this season because the expansion to 20 teams will mean a greater number of teams,...

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21 June 2025
Virtus Bologna Basketball

Virtus Bologna Basketball

The Euroleague, as we knew, will start early this season because the expansion to 20 teams will mean a greater number of teams, the abolition of windows for national team commitments and the start of the season on September 30. This means that the Virtus should meet again – conditional required – between August 20th and 25th. Dusko Ivanovic, which will be at its first retreat-meeting since August, will discuss it in these days with its closest collaborators. And already next week, a general program will have to be outlined. An important week because, in fact, it is the one that precedes the beginning of July. And, in July, like a year ago, Virtus would like to give life to the subscription campaignIt is logical that, right this week, after the efforts related to the championship, we begin to talk about strategies and prices.

The modalities need to be defined well because in the first two months, October-November, Virtus will return to play at PalaDozza. Smaller capacity, compared to theUnipol Arena and therefore it is impossible to exceed a certain number of cards. From December, then, we will return to fair. Where, from November 2026, the facility with more than ten thousand seats will be in full operation, allowing Bologna and in particular to Virtus to be a particularly attractive place for the Euroleague. For Virtus, at least on paper, it will be an uphill start to the season. Also because the club will ask, for the championship and for the Euroleague to play, initially, the greatest possible number of away games.

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